More than 1,500 Air Force Air National Guard members listen as Vice President Dick Cheney discusses the role the Guard plays in the war on terrorism during the Air National Guard Senior Leadership Conference in Denver, Monday, Dec. 2. "For all the challenges we face, the United States of America has never been stronger than we are today," said the Vice President, noting that there are approximately 11,000 mobilized and volunteer members of the Air National Guard serving at home and oversees. "We are using our great strength not to dominate others, but to lift the dark threat of terrorism from our country and from our world." White House photo by David Bohrer.